SOLUTION: a circular glass table has four thin legs. the legs are at the edge of the table top and at the corners of a square shelf under the top. the diameter of the circular top is one met

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Question 942511: a circular glass table has four thin legs. the legs are at the edge of the table top and at the corners of a square shelf under the top. the diameter of the circular top is one meter. how long are the sides of the square shelf?
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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The diameter of the table top is the diagonal of the square shelf
S=side of square d=diagonal(and diameter)=1 m
2s%5E2=d%5E2
s%5E2=%28d%5E2%29%2F2
s=sqrt%28%28d%5E2%29%2F2%29
s=sqrt%281%2F2%29m= %281%2Fsqrt%282%29%29m